The opening day of the temporary child care center at Floyd Dryden Middle School this week marked a return to normalcy for Glacier Valley Kids’ families and employees.
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With new executive director, Juneau childcare center reopens its doors
Filling the executive director position meant Gold Creek could open its doors again, though they’re starting off small.
Providers and lawmakers look for a way out of Alaska’s child care shortage
As Alaska’s child care industry deals with a labor shortage, advocates say it needs help from the state. Otherwise, workers will keep opting for jobs that pay better, provide benefits and have fewer unpaid training requirements than caregiving.
Juneau already had a child care shortage. Then two more centers closed
The Gold Creek Child Development Center and the Aurora Lights Childcare Center were two of only a handful of childcare centers in Juneau that accepted kids under 16 months old.